Despite some difficulties, the Alexandria Bike Campus project, located along the Mt. Vernon Trail beneath the Wilson Bridge, continues to move forward.

Jones Point Park remains an incredible local resource; a great recreation facility that has become even more of a bike education destination in 2017 than ever before. In addition to WABA’s regular adult classes at the park, we’re pleased to share that both REI and the National Park Service themselves have held numerous bike education events for youth on-site this year. The AlexandriaBikeCampus will help cement the park’s status as the premier bike education location in the region. Here’s the nitty gritty as to where the project stands:

In 2015, WABA received approval from NPS to proceed with the AlexandriaBikeCampus project in one of the unusable parking bays under the Wilson Bridge. We began garnering support and brainstorming our strategy.

In December 2016, WABA, NPS, and many amazing volunteers removed 70+ concrete parking stops, patched holes in the parking surface, and cleared debris.

The next step is to black out the existing parking lot stripes with pavement sealer. This phase is weather-dependent, and we will work through the winter to make sure it happens in spring 2018.

After that, new pavement markings will be placed, signage posted, and online learning tools shared. WABA plans to commemorate this with a launch event, hopefully in summer 2018.